Garment hanger



Aug. 15, 1933. mLLE 1,922,161

.GARMENT HANGER Filed June 10, 1932 FTV M Patented Aug. 15, 1933 PATENT OFFICE 1,922,161 GARMENT HANGER Frederick Hille, Los Angeles, Calif. Application June 10, 1932. Serial No. 616,415

1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to garment hangers, and the object is to provide a hanger 15 from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which: Fig. l is a view of the improved hanger when applied to agarment.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the garment hanger. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the hanger taken in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3. e 1

Referring more specificallyto the drawing, 5 generally designates the improved garment hanger which consists primarily of a rigid supporting bar 12 and a pair of tubular members 13 having upturned ends 14 slidably mounted thereon. 30 Bar l2 i s 'preferably round in cross section, and formed thereiri'midway of its ends is an arched or curved portionpas indicated at 15 to which is secured a hook 16 which in turn serves to support the hanger in the usual manner.

Members 13 telescopically engage the opposite 7 end portions 17 of the supporting bar 12 and are urged outwardly by expansion coil springs 18, their outward movement being limited by pins or keys 19, which project from the bar through slots 20 formed in the side walls of said members. The pins also serve to prevent rotation or turning of the member on the supporting bar. It will be understood that the supporting, bar

and member 13 may be formed of square or noncircular shaped stock if desired, in which case the pins serve only to limit outward movement of member 13.

Springs 18 are slightly compressed when 0 mounted in members 13, opposite ends of which engage the end-faces 22 of the supporting bar and the curved or bent portions 23 of members 13.

Thehanger above described is adapted to be applied to a garment designated at G (which in the present instance is illustrated as a skirt) by inserting the same in the waist or belt portion as shown in Fig. 1.

This is accomplished by moving the members 13 inwardly on the supporting barthen releasing them, whereupon the upturned ends 14 engage the inside of the waist due to expansion of springs 18 and firmly hold the garment in place thereon.

It will be understood that the springs 16 and members 13 are of sufficient length to accommodate several size garments. Also the ends 14 may be turned downwardly if desired.

From'the'foregoing it will be seen that the improved garment hanger is of simple construc- 30 tion, may be easily and quickly applied or removed from a garment and may be produced in large quantities at low cost.

' I claim:.

A hanger of the character described compris- 35 ing a wire supporting bar, a supporting hock. secured to the bar midway of its ends, a pair of tubular members each having an upturned outer end and each provided with a guide slot, said tubular members telescopically engaging the end portions of said supporting bar, and a coil com pression spring disposed in each 01' said tubular members and normally urging them outwardly, and means carried by said supporting bar and engaging the slots formed in the tubular members for limiting the outward movement of said members and preventing a rotation of the same. FREDERICK HILLE. 

